News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-09-08
JOHNSON.

JOHNSON.
Henry Welch has resumed his duties
as clerk for Welch g Harrington.
George Dillingham; and wife spent last
week with relatives in Waterbury.
Jennie Hayford has been visiting her
sister. Mrs. Horace Wood, at Jericho.
Carl Ward has finished work at Nor
~risville and returned to attend school.
The fair at Sheldon was attended by a
larger number Than usual from this town.
Dell Tfllotson, of Waltham, Mass, is
the guest OF her aunt, Mrs. Orville Buck.
Eunice Tucker, of Mechanicsville, IS
here visiting her brother, Rev. l.. Z.
Tucker.
John Emonds and family have moved
shoe business.
Prof Campbell, Rev. A. A. Smith and
others last week took a trip to the MI.
Mansfield slide.
The district meeting held at Eden last
Friday was well attended by members OF
Waterman Lodge.
Lot:ie Hopkins, of Montgomery, a
graduate from the Normal School, visit
ed here last week.
Luther Cadue went last week to join
his family at TiltOn, N. H., where he IN
tends to make his home.
John Holmes, of Burlington, accom-
panied by his grandson Wallace, visited
relatives in town last week.
Lena Ward goes to South Hadley,
Mass, where she is to attend a young Ia
dies seminary the ensuing year.
William Scott started Monday for Den
yer, Col, to visit his sol William, stop
ping on his way out to see friends at
Montreal and Chicago.
The pastor and a large delegation from
the Baptist church are attending the La
noble Baptist Association, which is in
session at Montgomery.
The ladies of the Methodist church will
hold a sociable at their vestry on Friday
of this week at 3 o'clock; tea to be
served at 6. All are invited.
Sunday evening, while Richard Stur-
geon and two other section men were
running a hand-car, they were overtaken
and run into by a train from the east.
Mr.. Sturgeon was thrown from the car
and badly bruised, besides receiving a
compound fracture of the arm. The 9TH
er men were more fortunate, jumping in
time to escape. At last accounts the in
jured man was doing well.
Last week, while busy in the ''art pis-
catorial,;' Master Moses Fullington firm
ly hooked in the left forward flipper a
fish weighing so pounds. IL was the en-
gineer hoist by his petard. He land
ed it home, halt a mile, with songs of tri-
umphs in two minutes. Later.-Dr. ALL
ems office; ether spray sudden surgery;
yells at the rate of two to three seconds,
were the closing incidents OF the catch.
The following notices OF the deaths of
Misses Laura and Nellie Floyd, grand
children of Mrs. II. NJ. Parmalee of this
place, are taken from western papers,
LAURA sTARIN FLOYD.
On Friday morning, July 22nd. the people of
Highland Park were surprised and made sad at
learning of the death of Miss Laura Starin Floyd,
third daughter of Col. Charles and Mrs. Helen
c. Floyd. She had been suffering from an attack
of diphtheria, but was reported as improving,
when by a sudden phase of that treacherOuS
malady, she rapidly faded away. Her last hours
were painless and peaceful, and her mind was
perfectly clear and conscious of the approach
ing end, which she welcomed with a calmness
and willingness to depart so remarkable, and
with words to those around her so tender, as
almoStto Danish the grief of parting. Miss Laura
was a young lady much esteemed by her associ-
ateS and acquaintance for her excellent charac-
~teriSticS of mind and heart. Talented, wel-edu-
Gated and %SOciable, with great Vivacity of
temperament and active SympathieS, the flow of
her amiabilities was like the gushing of a peren-
NAL spring. Though not a professor, she gave
evidence of being a professor OF the Christian
ldllu lilNo I1ONu was IL v CI % dlllAul
IA, 1867. The family has lost from its happy cir
Gle a beautiful presence, with all the uncertain
ties and sad possibilities of earthly life before it,
and exchanged that presence for a memory,
which will always be clothed with perpetual
youth. And the community has lost one OF its
morning stars i1ltekG IU.) Mirror.
NELLIE LOY
Again we are called upon to record the death
of another daughteri in the family of Col. I. Floyd.
Miss Nellie died early Monday morning Cher
10th birthday of diphtheria-the second mem
her of the family in two weeks,
Few words of consolation can be SAID here
that will comfort, in this hour of affliction. The
death-bed scene, the words of consolation and
advise given by this truly Christian girl in her
diving hour, will ever be the consolation that VIII
cling around her family Ike the aroma from a
pass away. she called her inSeparable compan-
ion, her twin sister Frank, who was towering,
like herself, near the passage OF the dark river;
She cOunseled her sister to try to get well and
live for her mothers sake, that the dear mother
and family might not have a triple affection.
She expressed a willingness to go and seemed
anxious to tighten the sorrow OF her family at
her death. Her eloquent words OF c0IsofdtzfsS
and advise had the desired etfect-the sister
caught the inspiration and changed from that
hopeless despair that would have proved fatal,
brance to her family of the sweet life that was
soon to pass away. Perhaps no words that we
can pen can so fully show the sweet, unselfish,
wOmanly character OF this girl than these death
bed words of counsel. She was always kind,
considerable and gentle. That matured good
sense and kindly consideration that was so
emphasized in the scene of her death, seemed
ever present and inspired all who came in con-
tact with her.
The young people of Highland Park, and par
ticularly her associates in the society of Christ
ian EndeavOr, and in the SchOOl-rOom, will ever
remember her with sincere affection. Who can
say her work was not finished? Who will say
that the pathetic circumstances of her death,
and the lesson which it will teach to those who
know her, is not greater in its results for good
than all she might have been able to do if she
had lived to a ripe old age. God. in his infinite
wisdom. has called her home-hiS will be done.
The funeral took place at the residence Tues
day afternoon. The floral tributes were very
to Lake Forest cemetery.-Waukegal (IU.)
GUzefP.